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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 1:57 am
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Vertigo fix?

Hi everyone. Just got back from my first pseudoMR, inspired by the thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...cpm-271-a.html

I did SFO-LAS-ORD-IAD-TPA-IAD-LAS-SFO for $238.60 CAD on UA. Just got back home and uh ... I'm lying down on my bed and my head can't stop swaying. I think somehow this MR induced some vertigo on me.

Have any of you experienced something similar after your MRs? What's the best way to ... stabilize my brain?
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 2:09 am
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You can use the drug Meclizine (Bonamine) if you can find it but I believe it has been discontinued by the manufacturer (at least here in Canada). Another option would be Betahistine (Serc) however it is prescription here in Canada but I'm not use about the US. If you can't get either of them then Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine/Gravol) will also help some but not as much as the others I've mentioned.

Lastly, time will heal all...
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 2:27 am
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I get dizzy "headrushes" when I'm really tired. It always happens after a long international flight, or if I've stayed up all night..... Even stronger if I've drank and then sobered up without sleeping..... Sounds like you may be reeeeeaaally tired! Try to watch tv in bed until you crash!
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 8:40 am
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There is an OTC drug called Vertigoheel I think it is. That works well. Although you can't buy it in local drug stores, but they sell it on amazon and other online places. Maybe even some local herbal stores.
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 8:47 am
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Or try Brandt-Daroff Exercises for Vertigo
1.
Step 1

Sit on the edge of the bed. You can also chose to do this exercise on the floor or any flat surface.
2.
Step 2

Turn your head left, at a forty-five degree angle. This angle is where you turn your head so that your chin is halfway to your left shoulder. After you have turned your head to the left, lie down on your right side. While lying down, your head should still remain at a forty-five degree angle, which is not against the flat surface, yet not pointing towards the ceiling. Stay in this position for thirty seconds. If you are dizzy, then continue this position for one minute or until dizziness subsides.
3.
Step 3

Sit up and into the normal sitting position as when you started. Remain sitting for thirty seconds.
4.
Step 4

Turn your head right, at a forty-five degree angle. Again, this angle would be turning your head so that your chin halfway meets with your right shoulder. After you have turned your head to the right, lie down on your left side. Remember that your head should remain at a forty-five degree angle during this exercise. You should be facing halfway between the flat surface you're laying on and the ceiling. Stay in this position for thirty seconds. If you are dizzy, continue this position for one minute or until dizziness subsides.
5.
Step 5

Return again to the sitting position on the edge of your bed. Stay sitting for thirty seconds. This exercise completes one set. Complete two or three sets. It shouldn’t take any longer than 10 minutes for this exercise.
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 9:06 am
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Meclizine (Bonine) works for me. And it seems I often get vertigo (inner ear problem) after trips that involve many short hops and therefore compression/decompression cycles.
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